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  • Ten Days in a Mad-House (Best Navigation, Active TOC)(Prometheus Classics)

    This book contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! Ten Days in a Mad-House is a book by newspaper reporter Nellie Bly. It was initially published as a series of articles for the New York World. Bly later compiled the articles into a book, which was published by Ian L. Munro in New York City in 1887.[1][2] The book comprised Bly's reportage for the New ... Read more

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  • Into The Madhouse: The Complete Reporting Surrounding Nellie Bly's Expose of the Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum

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    "PLUCKY NELLIE BLY!"Nellie Bly's undercover story on Blackwell's Island propelled her to fame. Yet today no one knows the incredible uproar she caused, first as a "madwoman", then in her own person. For the first time, readers can experience the battle that raged for weeks in the press, the fierce effort to undermine her before she could complete her tale, and the many accusations by the doctors ... Read more

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  • Ten Days in a Mad-House

    Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors

    Pioneering journalist Nellie Bly went undercover in the late 1800s to shed light on the horrific conditions of Victorian mental asylums. This is the eye-opening account of her experience.Nellie Bly feigned insanity to be admitted to a mental institution with the intent of exposing its awful conditions first-hand. Her account reveals the institution’s inhumane treatment, abuse of power, and ... Read more

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  • The Holly Tree & The seven poor travellers [Annotated]

    The Holly-Tree and The Seven Poor Travellers by Charles Dickens is one of the great book for those who love classic fiction. The story is narrated in first person and makes a wonderful read. This is the story of youth and folly that is on the brink of self-destruction. Saved only by destiny, the plot has unusual twists and turns that make for an interesting read. ... Read more

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  • Evergreens

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  • The Nose

    Bilingual Edition (English – Russian)

    by Nikolai Gogol ...
    Translated by Claud Field ...
    Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding Russian paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot. ... Read more

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    From the mind of Ellen Glasgow, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and master chronicler of the American South, comes a chilling classic that merges Southern domestic realism with profound psychological horror.The Shadowy Third is narrated by a young nurse who comes to care for the fragile wife of the esteemed, yet unsettling, Dr. Hugh Vye. As the nurse observes the oppressive atmosphere of the ... Read more

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